After a one of a kind ADE slate of events, The Gardens of Babylon (TGoB), Amsterdam’s true spiritual nightlife experience, travels to their second home of Belgium this weekend. Already in the country twice over the last few months with stages at WECANDANCE Festival, this time The Gardens of Babylon stops by Antwerp’s seminal nightlife haven Cafe d’Anvers with a lineup of favorites and friends. On this night, Behrouz will bring the Do Not Sit on the Furniture vibes just like at their ADE showcase last month. Also on hand will be Milo Häfliger, Switzerland’s guide to the more emotive ... Read more

“How I Work”, invites industry names to an intimate setting, where question and answer sessions are given to learn more about their experiences, responsibilities, and roles within the scene. The series goal is one of education, aiming to teach youngsters, as well as provide the inside track and tips, coming from some of the biggest names in the business. Past speakers have included Olaf Boswijk (Trouw Amsterdam), Renaat Vandepapeliere (R&S records), Olivier Ramoudt (Fuse brussels), Thomas Van Orshaegen (Beatswitch), Mike Huckaby (Ableton), Rieks Bakker (Octopus Agents), and spacid (kozzmozz). See also: Urban Creativity & Cultural Sustainability At New Antwerp Club ... Read more

The current Syrian refugee crisis doesn’t leave many people indifferent. The world is getting used to the horrible images of war, executions and bombings, but when dead families started to wash ashore European coastlines , the world started to wake up finally and realized these people are in desperate need of help and shelter. After an emotional cry-out from Ida Engberg on Facebook, Antwerp newest event promoter IKON did not hesitate. A dozen of text messages and phone calls later and things started to become clear: In two weeks time there would be a massive Charity Techno event supported and ... Read more

Yesterday, the train tracks leading to Antwerp’s Central Station, included the announcement of a new creative event space in the heart of the city, Ampere. With sustainability, culture, and mutual respect as the pillars of its philosophy, the multi format space will purvey responsible and educational entertainment to the city, region, and continent with welcome. Opening in mid-May with (13 May), a student and youth event, where organizations are invited to learn about Ampere and on 15 May with French techno legend Laurent Garnier. “Our examples are trendy clubs like Trouw in Amsterdam or the Panorama Bar Berghain in Berlin. We do not just offer the wide ... Read more